Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

The Sky Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$3K – $10K – $23K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
21
Repeat grantees
7
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Doug Daniels
Dir
Jennifer Young
Dir, Sec, VP
Kenneth Young
Dir, Pres, Treas

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
43
Total grants awarded
$1.0M
Total amount
$23K
Average grant
$160K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$334K
13 grants
2023
$342K
11 grants
2022
$248K
15 grants
2021
$85K
4 grants

Top recipients

3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$280K
1 grant · MD · ✓ Exact match
$150K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$100K
New Venture Fund
1 grant · MD
$65K
1 grant · DC · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · MA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$50K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$37K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$33K
Yale University - School of Medicine
1 grant · CT
$25K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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$20K
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$10K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.